diff --git a/core/download/config.py b/core/download/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d9099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/download/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Small configuration helpers used by download orchestration."""
+
+import importlib
+import uuid
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+
+def _downloader_module():
+    """Return the facade so runtime patches remain effective."""
+    return importlib.import_module("core.downloader")
+
+
+def generate_download_id() -> str:
+    """Generate a unique download ID."""
+    return str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]
+
+
+def download_backend_from_settings(
+    settings: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+) -> str:
+    """Return the normalized backend selected in the active settings."""
+    facade = _downloader_module()
+    active_settings = settings if isinstance(settings, dict) else facade.load_settings()
+    return facade.normalize_download_backend(active_settings.get("download_backend"))
diff --git a/core/downloader.py b/core/downloader.py
index f9b8025..44ae1d1 100644
--- a/core/downloader.py
+++ b/core/downloader.py
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ from .download.aria2_backend import (
 from .download.aria2_backend import (
     try_certifi_ca_path as _try_certifi_ca_path,  # noqa: F401
 )
+from .download.config import (
+    download_backend_from_settings as _download_backend_from_settings,  # noqa: F401
+)
+from .download.config import (
+    generate_download_id,  # noqa: F401
+)
 from .download.directories import get_download_directory  # noqa: F401
 from .download.huggingface_xet import (
     HuggingFaceXetDownloadCancelled as _HuggingFaceXetDownloadCancelled,  # noqa: F401
@@ -220,19 +226,9 @@ from .download.validation import (
     sanitize_download_filename,  # noqa: F401
 )
 from .settings import (
-    load_settings,
-    normalize_download_backend,
+    load_settings,  # noqa: F401
+    normalize_download_backend,  # noqa: F401
     normalize_relative_subfolder,  # noqa: F401
 )
 
-
-def generate_download_id() -> str:
-    """Generate a unique download ID."""
-    import uuid
-
-    return str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]
-
-
-def _download_backend_from_settings(settings: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> str:
-    active_settings = settings if isinstance(settings, dict) else load_settings()
-    return normalize_download_backend(active_settings.get("download_backend"))
+# End of downloader facade.